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because there has been so much going on including a close house vote that aimed to somewhat curtailed the nsa and its data gathering methods. ed o'keefe is a congressional reporter for "the washington post." >> you are one of the most vocal opponents. in march you raise the red flag for many of us when you wrote a letter with senator udall. americans would be stunned to know the extent of summit this government ease dropping. this is before edward snowden came out and revealed many of the details of the telephone and internet surveillance programs. were these two programs the extent of what you and senator udall were talking about or have they not yet been disclosed but you think americans would be stunned to learn about? >> you are not allowed to tap the truth out in morse code for these rules. i do have to stick to what senator udall and i have stated on the public record. when i did indicate that i thought the public would be stunned and angry when they learned how the patriot act was being interpreted, i was talking about the bulk collection of the phone records of millions and millions o
because there has been so much going on including a close house vote that aimed to somewhat curtailed the nsa and its data gathering methods. ed o'keefe is a congressional reporter for "the washington post." >> you are one of the most vocal opponents. in march you raise the red flag for many of us when you wrote a letter with senator udall. americans would be stunned to know the extent of summit this government ease dropping. this is before edward snowden came out and revealed...
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recently withel the head of the nsa. said, i doet out, he not like question number five. with tom ridge. -- tom rid. book, after coming to a definition of what cyber war is and isn't -- i think we would all agree on this panel that we have seen gradations of cyber activity. theft ofeen cyber intellectual property, corporate secrets, state secrets, espionage that is cyber enabled. we have seen occasional cyber whichs on infrastructure is what happened in the operation of the olympic games. they tried to conceal it at the time. denial of service attacks, an effort to bring down banking systems or, those would never happen, freeze up the entire new york times website. as the syrian electronic army managed to do over the summer. for a good number of hours. and overall cyber war, which you described in certain terms. for those out here who did not have to suffer through claude whitson's "on war." fors getting new york killing rats. it's very happy. you use a very classic definition of cyber warfare. which of these will not occur? espionage is happening and some infrastructure
recently withel the head of the nsa. said, i doet out, he not like question number five. with tom ridge. -- tom rid. book, after coming to a definition of what cyber war is and isn't -- i think we would all agree on this panel that we have seen gradations of cyber activity. theft ofeen cyber intellectual property, corporate secrets, state secrets, espionage that is cyber enabled. we have seen occasional cyber whichs on infrastructure is what happened in the operation of the olympic games. they...
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i wanted to think about this question, is the nsa collecting any data on americans? and he said publicly, know. it is against the law to lie to us. what does that do? people said the leagues have damaged our security. do you know what has damaged our security? lying, because now i don't know whether i can trust him. [applause] they now say that there are 50 terrorists that we could not have caught without this secret mining of american phone calls. but i watch what they say, though. they say, with this program and/or other sources. i am forecasting terrorists. for theo sympathy tsarnaev boy. i would pull the switch after he is convicted. on the bostontip bomber. the tip was that russia thought he might be a terrorist. we could not get an interview, but then he went back to chechnya we are mindful calls of america. we are up to our eyeballs in debt. the guy thateing has been tipped off to us. the underwear bomber, he was tipped off to us. he's still got on the plane and try to come over here. a 3-year-o you think old american kid with spina bifida is going to blow up
i wanted to think about this question, is the nsa collecting any data on americans? and he said publicly, know. it is against the law to lie to us. what does that do? people said the leagues have damaged our security. do you know what has damaged our security? lying, because now i don't know whether i can trust him. [applause] they now say that there are 50 terrorists that we could not have caught without this secret mining of american phone calls. but i watch what they say, though. they say,...
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nsa call traffic program is probably legal. but first we have news from c- span radio. >> some more economic news. the consumer price index was unchanged last month after dropping .1% in october. prices stayed flat in november. inflation remains low across the broader economy. politics, former senator scott brown who lost his seat in laster's election has found a buyer for his massachusetts home and plans to move to new hampshire. there is speculation that he may who isge jeanne shaheen, seeking reelection next year. senator brown lost his seat to elizabeth warren in the 2012 election. senate democrats expect a budget bill to survive a test vote today now that at least seven republican said they will support the regulation. it will ease budget cuts in part by reducing the deficit by a modest $23 billion over the coming decades. these the words of the associated press. the house passed the measure expected to reach president obama's desk no later than tomorrow. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> what is g
nsa call traffic program is probably legal. but first we have news from c- span radio. >> some more economic news. the consumer price index was unchanged last month after dropping .1% in october. prices stayed flat in november. inflation remains low across the broader economy. politics, former senator scott brown who lost his seat in laster's election has found a buyer for his massachusetts home and plans to move to new hampshire. there is speculation that he may who isge jeanne shaheen,...
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i'm calling about the nsa thing. you believe that what the united states is doing with the nsa, to spy on their own people is really wrong. they should be out there taking care of the terrorists and monitoring them. the only reason they want to monitor the people in the united states is because they have done so much wrong that now they have to worry about what the people of the united states will do. they don't want any roms like that. if they had done their jobs in the first place, they would not have to worry about these people. they --ld be taken of they should be taking care of the national threats. having to worry about what you put in an e-mail to somebody or what you talking about on the phone should not be. this is america and the constitution granted as rice to do things on they want to take all these rights away. that's all i have to say. host: thank you so much for your call. we are continue to talk about the top stories with rodney from florida on our line for democrats. caller: i was going to talk that
i'm calling about the nsa thing. you believe that what the united states is doing with the nsa, to spy on their own people is really wrong. they should be out there taking care of the terrorists and monitoring them. the only reason they want to monitor the people in the united states is because they have done so much wrong that now they have to worry about what the people of the united states will do. they don't want any roms like that. if they had done their jobs in the first place, they would...
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so i was on a panel recently with the head of the nsa chief alexander and before we sat down he said that i really don't like questioning this. [laughter] >> so let's start with tom rid. mr. thomas rid, you have come to a definition of what cyberwar is and is not. and i think that we all agree on this panel that we have seen gradation of cyberactivity and intellectual property and corporate secrets, state secrets, espionage that is cyberenabled and we see occasional cyberattacks on infrastructure, which is what happened in operation of the games and against iran's nuclear program. we see denial of service attacks in an effort to bring down banking systems or freezing of the entire "new york times" website, as was managed to do over the summer months. so for a good number of hours. and then, there is the overall cyberwar, which you described in these terms, and for those that i hear that did not have to suffer through this, which is near a thousand pages long. so it's very good in new york for killing rats, but you use a very classic definition of cyberwar. so which of these will not
so i was on a panel recently with the head of the nsa chief alexander and before we sat down he said that i really don't like questioning this. [laughter] >> so let's start with tom rid. mr. thomas rid, you have come to a definition of what cyberwar is and is not. and i think that we all agree on this panel that we have seen gradation of cyberactivity and intellectual property and corporate secrets, state secrets, espionage that is cyberenabled and we see occasional cyberattacks on...
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but these rogue ramps at nsa have made -- these programs at nsa have made a crucial contribution to that success over the last decade. it seems to me we would be fool hardy to toss them away as some would want to do. i think this amendment strikes the right approach. i also believe that the "wall street journal" makes a good point when it says the last thing congress should do is kill a program in a rush to honor the reckless claims of mr. snowden and his apologist. >> the time is expired. does the gentleman from indiana wish any time? i'm sorry, it is back to mr. pompeo. the gentleman from kansas is recognized. >> i would like to yield three minutes or as much time as he would like, the general one >> the gentleman is working as for three minutes. >> thank you. first, i rise in support of the pompeo amendment. this amendment reaffirms in america, privacy and security must coexist together. this amendment states that in no uncertain terms, the government can not use section 702 of the foreign intelligence act to target americans for surveillance. this summit also reaffirms that the phone
but these rogue ramps at nsa have made -- these programs at nsa have made a crucial contribution to that success over the last decade. it seems to me we would be fool hardy to toss them away as some would want to do. i think this amendment strikes the right approach. i also believe that the "wall street journal" makes a good point when it says the last thing congress should do is kill a program in a rush to honor the reckless claims of mr. snowden and his apologist. >> the time...
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guardian newspaper talking about british security and nsa surveillance. bulletsweek on "q&a," are prize-winning journalist david finkel discusses his latest book, titled, "thank you for your service." >> david finkel, at what point did you decide to call this book "thank you for your service"? the gamepened late in after i turned in the manuscript and we were searching for a title. i had another one in mind, which was "the suicide room." when i mention that to the publisher, she said, that is just a traffic title. are you trying to put us out of business?
guardian newspaper talking about british security and nsa surveillance. bulletsweek on "q&a," are prize-winning journalist david finkel discusses his latest book, titled, "thank you for your service." >> david finkel, at what point did you decide to call this book "thank you for your service"? the gamepened late in after i turned in the manuscript and we were searching for a title. i had another one in mind, which was "the suicide room." when i...
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but these rogue ramps at nsa have made -- these programs at nsa have made a crucial contribution to that success over the last decade. it seems to me we would be full hearty to toss them away as some would want to do. i think this amendment strikes the right approach. i also believe that the wall street journal makes a good point when it says the last thing congress should do is kill a program in a rush to honor the reckless claims of mr. snowden and his apologist. >> the time is expired. does the gentleman from indiana i'm sorry, it it is back to mr. pompeo. the gentleman from kansas is recognized.>> i would like to yield three minutes or is made -- or as much time as he would like, the general one for maryland, mr. rather's burger. >> the gentleman is working as for three minutes. >> thank you. first, i rise in support of the pompeo amendment. this amendment reaffirms in america, privacy and security must coexist together. this minute states that in no uncertain terms, the government can not use section 72 of the foreign intelligence act to target americans for this summit also reaffir
but these rogue ramps at nsa have made -- these programs at nsa have made a crucial contribution to that success over the last decade. it seems to me we would be full hearty to toss them away as some would want to do. i think this amendment strikes the right approach. i also believe that the wall street journal makes a good point when it says the last thing congress should do is kill a program in a rush to honor the reckless claims of mr. snowden and his apologist. >> the time is expired....
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party at the nsa. party at the nsa. party at the nsa. party at the nsa. party at tehe nsa. party at the nsa. party at the nsa. 20-20-24 hours a day. ♪ party at the nsa 20-20-24 hours a day. ♪ [applause] >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> we have the banner? a little lower. but your hands together one more time for the yachts. how many of you all have ever been on a cruise? you've seen the ocean. you have a one-dimensional view of the ocean. most people are satisfied with it, they are not going to venture out the need the service -- beneath the surface. most people are content to living a life on the surface. whenever someone says something profound he say "that is the." we are looking beneath the surface. i want to point that out. we are in the same boat. we are all writing the same boat. are you with me? i didn't say you have to like it. you ain't got to like it but we are here. if there is one thing about equality in america, it is for everyone. i have a lot of papers in my hand, i'm working on that. about -- up next on stage the american civil liberties union. th
party at the nsa. party at the nsa. party at the nsa. party at the nsa. party at tehe nsa. party at the nsa. party at the nsa. 20-20-24 hours a day. ♪ party at the nsa 20-20-24 hours a day. ♪ [applause] >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> we have the banner? a little lower. but your hands together one more time for the yachts. how many of you all have ever been on a cruise? you've seen the ocean. you have a one-dimensional view of the ocean. most people are satisfied...
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from the nca -- nsa. if you are making cell phone calls, text calls, or e-mails -- if you have nothing to hide, why worry that someone else is listening to it? the guys who are listening to it, they've all got families, girlfriends, maybe lovers, and they're not interested in private little things. they're interested in getting terrorists. u.k. havingmber the to look after all the jewish terrorists. unfortunately, some of them ended up as prime ministers. northern ireland, where terrorists -- any information we could get from terrorists and ourselves, because, let's face it, the group was sponsored by a lot of people in the u.s.. that let me jump in on point. who is inget in don taylor, michigan. , gretchen.nk you to an extent, being spied on ourselves -- that is what our constitution is about. if we had nothing to hide -- that is ridiculous. what about our senators and congressmen who are being listened to? that can mess with our campaign. it's way overboard. our founding fathers were totally against it.
from the nca -- nsa. if you are making cell phone calls, text calls, or e-mails -- if you have nothing to hide, why worry that someone else is listening to it? the guys who are listening to it, they've all got families, girlfriends, maybe lovers, and they're not interested in private little things. they're interested in getting terrorists. u.k. havingmber the to look after all the jewish terrorists. unfortunately, some of them ended up as prime ministers. northern ireland, where terrorists --...
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that will serve as the nsa's cloud. to that location, the nsa analysts will be able to access all the data sitting there through fiber-optic cables. nsas a repository for the surveillance capabilities and didpoint where the analysts into to analyze the information. a longtimes bamford, writer on these issues and an author as well. thanks for your time. for the remainder of our time, we will talk to you and hear your thoughts on these programs that have been revealed in the press for the last couple of days. fornumber is 202-585-3881 republicans. 202-585-3880 for democrats and independents.our line.is on our go ahead. caller: i find it amazing. when president obama came along, he wanted people to get involved with politics. call your senators in your contours people. then when you do not like what obama has to say, you have to worry about who was going to get your information. if you call the white house and you say, i do not like the way this is being done, they will monitor all of your calls. even in your own home, the
that will serve as the nsa's cloud. to that location, the nsa analysts will be able to access all the data sitting there through fiber-optic cables. nsas a repository for the surveillance capabilities and didpoint where the analysts into to analyze the information. a longtimes bamford, writer on these issues and an author as well. thanks for your time. for the remainder of our time, we will talk to you and hear your thoughts on these programs that have been revealed in the press for the last...
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host: how do you know that your phone is tapped the nsa e caller: -- nsa? the nsait came out that was tapping phones, and the day behind, it said tuesday but my said monday. host: would someone know that the nsa is doing this? guest: no, they do not do that without a warrant and those phone taps would be done by the fbi, local police, state police and others. i do not know how that would indicate that the nsa is doing it because the data is collected away from the phone itself, it is collected as a process. not directly off the phone. i am not sure about the proof or why his phone would be one day off like that, but i cannot imagine that it has anything to do with the nsa. the data center being used in utah to collect this information, they are having power outages and issues with having enough power to operate. have you been briefed on that? what is being done about it yeah -- what is being done about it yeah co --? contractors will have to get that fixed to make sure the site is up and ready to go when it is time to go. it has got to be consistent and rel
host: how do you know that your phone is tapped the nsa e caller: -- nsa? the nsait came out that was tapping phones, and the day behind, it said tuesday but my said monday. host: would someone know that the nsa is doing this? guest: no, they do not do that without a warrant and those phone taps would be done by the fbi, local police, state police and others. i do not know how that would indicate that the nsa is doing it because the data is collected away from the phone itself, it is collected...
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you feel the nsa has deceived? think we always have situations where people and government may not tell the whole truth, but that -- but that does not mean the bulk are not telling the truth. you had someone across aisle from me but we were both telling the truth and that some new people are doing a good job, and we cannot rush them all to say they are misrepresenting us in these issues. caller: good morning. i would like to start off by saying i feel like the nsa thing is just another way to change the u.s. and two more of a police state since they could not get it with banning the guns. that is how i feel. i feel it is another way to change the u.s. to a police state. guest: i can understand your concerns about that. every time we hear about these programs they do give us that concern. that is why i think we have to have balance. none of us want to move to the police state. we're all very concerned when received a growing technology and the ability people have to look into the record in privacy. it is not just th
you feel the nsa has deceived? think we always have situations where people and government may not tell the whole truth, but that -- but that does not mean the bulk are not telling the truth. you had someone across aisle from me but we were both telling the truth and that some new people are doing a good job, and we cannot rush them all to say they are misrepresenting us in these issues. caller: good morning. i would like to start off by saying i feel like the nsa thing is just another way to...
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trespassing" "no nsa signs. guest: you are seeing the public right to know side of the equation and how important that is. whistleblowing is for our government to fully egg knowledge its importance in the detection of crimes and detection and fraud and create safe and effective channels for people like snowden and others to raise these concerns not just in secret but in a manner that the american people can learn about them. that is the role of the citizens today, to look at these cases and say, we have to make sure these whistleblowers have a safe mechanism. how do you judge manning or snowden? why are we judging manning and snowden? in some ways they are victims. they sought in justice. they just did what they did injustice. for taxe effective laws fraud, for other areas. the safeot enact harbors and provisions across- the-board and especially in the area of intelligence. why does no one judge them? why is there no accountability for those who created the framework that have forced people to become leakers? ho
trespassing" "no nsa signs. guest: you are seeing the public right to know side of the equation and how important that is. whistleblowing is for our government to fully egg knowledge its importance in the detection of crimes and detection and fraud and create safe and effective channels for people like snowden and others to raise these concerns not just in secret but in a manner that the american people can learn about them. that is the role of the citizens today, to look at these...
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the nsa is a foreign intelligence collector. but the web is borderless. if you are collecting web data, it's almost impossible not to be doing it in europe and the middle east and africa, and also in the united states, which then takes you to the question of, how much of that are you comfortable with. i think that will be the question right after the telephone data collection program is out of the way. the second question is, how much of this is actually useful. and then the third question that comes out of this is, if there are encrypted conversations, and you want the government to be to create dock doors to that encryption? -- back doors to that encryption? i would send everyone back to that advisory report. there is a fascinating recommendation that says that the government should get out of the business of breaking helpption, and instead microsoft, google, other american vendors who are trying to create [inaudible] why would they say that? two reasons. one is, the american business community has come to the government, come to the and said, you are u
the nsa is a foreign intelligence collector. but the web is borderless. if you are collecting web data, it's almost impossible not to be doing it in europe and the middle east and africa, and also in the united states, which then takes you to the question of, how much of that are you comfortable with. i think that will be the question right after the telephone data collection program is out of the way. the second question is, how much of this is actually useful. and then the third question that...
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wiretapping is not just nsa. police, whichcal it sounds like it was in your case or it if they follow the law, they could argue they have done everything right. wiretapping has been a cornerstone of law enforcement since the invention of the telephone -- telephone. host: if they were doing their job as designed, why couldn't they stop the boston murders? a coordination problem. us had been more positives in september 11. interagency cooperation has gotten better, but there is still some gaps and that was one of them. host: what you make of the headlines of these tech company ceos meeting with the president yesterday and pressing him on spying, saying the public does not trust us, and demanding they have more control over the backbone? people are trying to manipulate the press and public opinion by releasing things that damage the u.s. government and damage u.s. companies. there are people trying to take commercial advantage of this and companies are hurting. this is something the president needs to pay attention
wiretapping is not just nsa. police, whichcal it sounds like it was in your case or it if they follow the law, they could argue they have done everything right. wiretapping has been a cornerstone of law enforcement since the invention of the telephone -- telephone. host: if they were doing their job as designed, why couldn't they stop the boston murders? a coordination problem. us had been more positives in september 11. interagency cooperation has gotten better, but there is still some gaps...
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this nsa issue? guest: i do not think so. the debate about how they use and leverage information is critical. teresa, thank you q you and your family for your service -- thank you for your family and your service to the country. one of the things you will see in terms of the question of of these programs is if congress really doing their jobs? do the members of congress that have a responsibility on behalf of american citizens -- are they doing their job? you will start to see their stories, how many senators and representatives have attended the briefings. are they asking the right questions? the questions that date back to post-9/11. do people remember the briefings? did they ingest what was happening question these are critical questions -- happening? these are critical questions. we rely on them to oversee these medical programs. host: a couple of twitter questions. first is from boring file clerk -- how did a high school dropout work in $200,000 to hawaii and manage our secret. the real scandal
this nsa issue? guest: i do not think so. the debate about how they use and leverage information is critical. teresa, thank you q you and your family for your service -- thank you for your family and your service to the country. one of the things you will see in terms of the question of of these programs is if congress really doing their jobs? do the members of congress that have a responsibility on behalf of american citizens -- are they doing their job? you will start to see their stories,...
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>> amendments on the nsa surveillance program. that would defund the nsa program if they do not specifically limited information on those who are investigation -- those who are under investigation. has been quite controversial. the house republican leaders delayed this bill for a week as they were trying to figure out whether or not they wanted to give the congressman to vote. they decided on monday that they would allow his amendment to receive a vote. >> what about usa to egypt and syria? being lefte all until the end of this bill. there were nine amendments offered that would restrict military aid or military action in syria without specific congressional approval. the house will vote on one of those amendments later on in. it would limit aid to egypt without specific congressional approval. this is a pushback. the administration has said it will arm the rebels. that was approved after some delay why the congressional intelligence committee. this would require the entire congress to approve the eight -- aid. >> the inclusion of
>> amendments on the nsa surveillance program. that would defund the nsa program if they do not specifically limited information on those who are investigation -- those who are under investigation. has been quite controversial. the house republican leaders delayed this bill for a week as they were trying to figure out whether or not they wanted to give the congressman to vote. they decided on monday that they would allow his amendment to receive a vote. >> what about usa to egypt...
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keith alexander, director of the nsa. the headline is that dozens of plots were derailed, according to officials. the u.s. government's sweeping surveillance program has directed more than 50 terrorist plots in the united states and abroad come including a plan to bomb the new york stock exchange. host: we would like to get your reaction to this story today. but take a listen to the nsa chief general alexander talking about the present surveillance per -- prism surveillance program that looks at internet traffic. [video clip] >> in recent years, these programs, together with other intelligence, have protected the u.s. and our allies from terrorist threats across the globe to include helping prevent the potential terrorist events over 50 times since 9/11. we will actually bring forward to the committee tomorrow documents that the inter-agency has agreed on that, in a classified setting, gives every one of those cases for your review. host: general alexander, head of the nsa, talking before a house panel yesterday. "usa tod
keith alexander, director of the nsa. the headline is that dozens of plots were derailed, according to officials. the u.s. government's sweeping surveillance program has directed more than 50 terrorist plots in the united states and abroad come including a plan to bomb the new york stock exchange. host: we would like to get your reaction to this story today. but take a listen to the nsa chief general alexander talking about the present surveillance per -- prism surveillance program that looks...
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nsaing to recent reports of spying in europe, secretary of state john kerry speaking earlier today in warsaw, saying that a review into nsa surveillance activities will result in the right balance between security and privacy. disrupt key trade talks between europe and the united states but talks begin next week. kerry is most senior obama administration official to visit europe since revelations of nsa spying across the continent. just in, a report on housing prices. corelogic says a measure of u.s. home prices rose slightly only from september into august. home prices are increasing just 0.2% in september. prices rose in 10% compared to a year ago. >> i am concerned about pakistan. i want pakistan to overcome its dysfunction. i want good relations. this is not to out of love. pakistan has to understand and realize that as a nation no other nation can stretch and make you bigger than your neighbor. pakistanis to get over wanting everything and be happy with --urity as long as it pakistan has nuclear weapons and security has been achieved. now pakistanis to trade with everybody in the
nsaing to recent reports of spying in europe, secretary of state john kerry speaking earlier today in warsaw, saying that a review into nsa surveillance activities will result in the right balance between security and privacy. disrupt key trade talks between europe and the united states but talks begin next week. kerry is most senior obama administration official to visit europe since revelations of nsa spying across the continent. just in, a report on housing prices. corelogic says a measure...
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that is being tipped from the nsa. we then go through the legal process here, the fbi does, regarding that u.s. person. we have to serve what is called a national security letter, much like a subpoena. electronicto pursue surveillance, we have to make a specific application regarding that person with the fisa court here. >> thank you very much. i yield back. >> just to follow on and to clarify, because i want to make sure everything we say is exactly right -- as sean said, the nsa may not target phone calls or e-mails of any u.s. person anywhere in the world without individualized court orders. >> thank you. >> that is unimportant point we cannot make enough. >> thank you, mr. chairman. general -- general alexander and steam, thank you for helping us understand in so many closed sessions, and hopefully helping the nation understand, what we are doing, why we are doing it, and how we are doing it. i want to focus more on 702, if we could. general alexander, could you explain what happens if a target of surveillance is c
that is being tipped from the nsa. we then go through the legal process here, the fbi does, regarding that u.s. person. we have to serve what is called a national security letter, much like a subpoena. electronicto pursue surveillance, we have to make a specific application regarding that person with the fisa court here. >> thank you very much. i yield back. >> just to follow on and to clarify, because i want to make sure everything we say is exactly right -- as sean said, the nsa...
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an interview with a former senior nsa employee. he says the nsa is lying to the courts. the government knows they are lying when they say, here is the evidence used to arrest these people. a are telling foreign counterparts these -- this is the evidence to arrest people. the counterparts do not get to see the data because it was from nsa collection. nsaas a senior mathematician when he worked for the agency. he left after the nsa began to collect data on americans they should not have been collect ink. next up, i'll board in georgia on our line for independent -- albert in georgia on our line for independents. the overview of the government that is providing our safety is a great thing to have in place. advancementsical we are making today -- he put out our information freely. outside of the government, who else is surveilling this information. i would like to go back to a previous caller as far as technology. there is nothing technical about our society today. just because you have a new phone in your hand that you can stream this and strain that, does not make an techn
an interview with a former senior nsa employee. he says the nsa is lying to the courts. the government knows they are lying when they say, here is the evidence used to arrest these people. a are telling foreign counterparts these -- this is the evidence to arrest people. the counterparts do not get to see the data because it was from nsa collection. nsaas a senior mathematician when he worked for the agency. he left after the nsa began to collect data on americans they should not have been...
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contractor edward snowden's of nsa documents. the president's panel called for reinstituting the "front page precept.d informal it said such activity should not be undertaken if the public could not support them if exposed. and some 40 years of covering intelligence, walter pincus writes, i have never heard of such a rule. nor have several intelligence officials with whom i have talked. the closest we recall is the role of "plausible deniability," out of the cia in the 1950's when president eisenhower backtracked in having knowledge. this allowed a president to deny knowledge of intelligence operation that went bad to say he knew nothing about it. leaving those carrying out the activity to take the blame for failure or exposure. that and "the washington post." maryland, independent line. you are on the "washington journal." caller: i believe this country is becoming a police state. you are kind of like a prime example of that, sir. i noticed while listening that thatike to cut callers off have an opinion about why it is becoming
contractor edward snowden's of nsa documents. the president's panel called for reinstituting the "front page precept.d informal it said such activity should not be undertaken if the public could not support them if exposed. and some 40 years of covering intelligence, walter pincus writes, i have never heard of such a rule. nor have several intelligence officials with whom i have talked. the closest we recall is the role of "plausible deniability," out of the cia in the 1950's...
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this was prior to the recent nsa revelations. ensuring that goes to a resolution is something that the community is well positioned to do and would encourage that participation. i am happy to provide any my contact information, and my colleagues, as well as other organizers, as how we can provide that assistance. >> hi. you mentioned as part of the 13 principles the formation of an independent court to overlook this surveillance more tightly enacted. would that be something closer to the hague, or would that be a more independent fisa court like we have now? >> a great question. the principles are not prescriptive in the sense they do not put forward the idea of an international court. the idea is very much that oversight at the judicial level should be integrated into all decision-making around access and collection of data. that would happen with regard to individual requests. the idea of having an independent ombudsman, which is the idea that that would be an independent entity that has a perspective that understands the histo
this was prior to the recent nsa revelations. ensuring that goes to a resolution is something that the community is well positioned to do and would encourage that participation. i am happy to provide any my contact information, and my colleagues, as well as other organizers, as how we can provide that assistance. >> hi. you mentioned as part of the 13 principles the formation of an independent court to overlook this surveillance more tightly enacted. would that be something closer to the...
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my experience with the nsa was, what we heard mainly over the last several years, before any the nsa hade, information about people attacking dick cheney and others, waterboarding. the only time it came up as a debate in the intelligence committee was people from the nsa saying how tough it was to work with the fisa court, to get court orders, to follow up on the information we were getting. stamp, it isrubber- highly scrutinized. i realize the american people will say, do not worry, congress is looking out for you, that is not the greatest overconfidence. theeve me, people on intelligence committee take it seriously. mike rogers is extremely conscientious about that. this stuff is looked at very carefully. i do not see any significant violation of civil liberties, no significant -- like in 2009, it like one of those forest gump moments and you become a witness to history. i was the mayor bloomberg's home when he was entertaining the lord mayor of london. rupert murdoch was there, other powerful people, even tina brown like one of, to show you l it was. ray kelly was there as well. w
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history of nsa. it says -- host: that in "the washington times," if you are interested in act round of the nsa and how it came about. in other foreign affairs news, we told you yesterday that general dempsey outlined in a memo to the senate armed services committee the different options in syria. because he did that, reuters is reporting senator john mccain will not delay a vote on general dempsey's nomination to a second term as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. senator mccain says he will no longer hold up the nomination. syriac, front page of "usa today" has the story. host: that in "usa today" from page. , inside the washington post has this picture. stranded amid a government siege and alleged shift in border policy. this is one of the refugee camps in jordan here the border with syria. young syrian refugees at the camp appear from the window of their classroom. this is the site of one of the refugee cap on the jordan-that's refugee camps on the jordan -- refugee camps on the jordan- serial
history of nsa. it says -- host: that in "the washington times," if you are interested in act round of the nsa and how it came about. in other foreign affairs news, we told you yesterday that general dempsey outlined in a memo to the senate armed services committee the different options in syria. because he did that, reuters is reporting senator john mccain will not delay a vote on general dempsey's nomination to a second term as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. senator mccain...
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let's talk about the nsa vote. weyou have additional stuff will give you the opportunity to do that. i looked at this issue really, really carefully. theer one, nobody likes fact that any government agency is collecting massive amounts of data. they certainly have the ability to know who you have called. federal judges that look at this and say it is constitutional. we know we have stopped about 50 terrorist attacks. it is a lot to deal with this sort of stuff. i look at who is on the intelligence committees. one of the guys is tom coburn. i was at the oklahoma press association meeting. i watched him stand up and said this has been asked oversight, the most accountable and was absolutely saving american lives. there are 14 other members. every single one of them. except one. i think there is one that didn't. written out of the 14 voted that way. both the speaker and the minority leader. revelations.nowden he did not give us an instance of abuse. look at the irs. terrific abuse of power. individual cases have come
let's talk about the nsa vote. weyou have additional stuff will give you the opportunity to do that. i looked at this issue really, really carefully. theer one, nobody likes fact that any government agency is collecting massive amounts of data. they certainly have the ability to know who you have called. federal judges that look at this and say it is constitutional. we know we have stopped about 50 terrorist attacks. it is a lot to deal with this sort of stuff. i look at who is on the...
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they might have the nsa in there. the nsa can do no wrong. we created 14 new -- a whole new structure within the department of defense. beingis a lot of intel collected. is it getting in our way? have tos dod and nsa have it? and why is it so secret? we are just throwing money at it. you might go off and read the budget. it is so difficult. no one wants to explain it to you. the: we are talking about nsa surveillance programs. "theis the headline from washington post." hi, bret. caller: i have a twofold question. the way theet about conservatives are characterized when it comes to immigration reform. almost every conservative has no problem with legal immigration. we resent our tax dollars going camelfare programs that here illegally. that is the contingent. forroblems whatsoever someone that wants to, or legally. when you, it illegally -- you come here illegally, you have committed a crime. explain what would happen if i went to mexico. if iwould happen to me expected the same benefits? guest: thank you for calling in. question.valid i under
they might have the nsa in there. the nsa can do no wrong. we created 14 new -- a whole new structure within the department of defense. beingis a lot of intel collected. is it getting in our way? have tos dod and nsa have it? and why is it so secret? we are just throwing money at it. you might go off and read the budget. it is so difficult. no one wants to explain it to you. the: we are talking about nsa surveillance programs. "theis the headline from washington post." hi, bret....
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intelligence worker involved in nsa operations against merkel that the nsa chief, general keith alexander informed the president in person about 2010, obama didn't stop the operation back then, but he let it continue. there is no that discussion about any intention regarding the recording of the president. caller: i just wanted to say this. i remember the ap story and member the ap story for reason. therems that every time is an ap story has been spying. i don't think we in this country particularly care about our government spying on people because they have been doing it for so long, especially under george bush and cheney. i think that govern he wow. where do want to say is this: i wish we could talk about jobs and how we are treating our kids in our schools now. i wish we could talk about something that's... evil really have something that we can do something with because i don't think this story right here does anything for our country because i don't think they're going to stop. why would they? stop. surely not can he's going to make sure we are protected. we have republican party a
intelligence worker involved in nsa operations against merkel that the nsa chief, general keith alexander informed the president in person about 2010, obama didn't stop the operation back then, but he let it continue. there is no that discussion about any intention regarding the recording of the president. caller: i just wanted to say this. i remember the ap story and member the ap story for reason. therems that every time is an ap story has been spying. i don't think we in this country...
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what can we do about the department of homeland security and the nsa? >> are you quoting from an official homeland security document question mark >> yes. >> it diminishes the importance of privacy? >> it's a footnote in the fairness information practice of rentable. >> thank god there are students out there who read footnotes. [laughter] john from my office is going to be getting a footnote from you in three or four minutes and we will be following that up. i am stunned there would be a government document that formally as a matter of agency policy unravels what the founding fathers were seeking to do. we will follow that up. >> i know we have some reporters here and i want to make sure we are inclusive. international investor. thank you for those remarks. thatoncerned should we be this information collected by private or even government sources could be used to influence members of congress, certainly people in the business community question mark it is very valuable information to know when someone is a candidate whatng for office, fundraising activi
what can we do about the department of homeland security and the nsa? >> are you quoting from an official homeland security document question mark >> yes. >> it diminishes the importance of privacy? >> it's a footnote in the fairness information practice of rentable. >> thank god there are students out there who read footnotes. [laughter] john from my office is going to be getting a footnote from you in three or four minutes and we will be following that up. i am...
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let's talk about the nsa vote. if you have additional stuff we will give you the opportunity to do that. i looked at this issue really, really carefully. number one, nobody likes the fact that any government agency is collecting massive amounts of data. they certainly have the ability to know who you have called. we have had federal judges that look at this and say it is constitutional. we know we have stopped about 50 terrorist attacks. it is a lot to deal with this sort of stuff. i look at who is on the intelligence committees. one of the guys is tom coburn. i was at the oklahoma press association meeting. i watched him stand up and said this has been asked oversight, the most accountable and was absolutely saving american lives. i think there are 14 other members. every single one of them. except one. i think there is one that didn't. written out of the 14 voted that way. both the speaker and the minority leader. we have the snowden revelations. he did not give us an instance of abuse. look at the irs. terrific
let's talk about the nsa vote. if you have additional stuff we will give you the opportunity to do that. i looked at this issue really, really carefully. number one, nobody likes the fact that any government agency is collecting massive amounts of data. they certainly have the ability to know who you have called. we have had federal judges that look at this and say it is constitutional. we know we have stopped about 50 terrorist attacks. it is a lot to deal with this sort of stuff. i look at...
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it does not defund the nsa. themuld continue to allow to conduct full-fledged , as long as it relates to actual investigation. i joined together on this bipartisan amendment to demonstrate our joint commitment to ensure that our fight against terrorism and espionage follows the rule of law. adheres to the statutes passed by this congress. i urge my colleagues on both sides of this aisle to to vote for this amendment. >> the gentleman from michigan. >> magellan from florida. >> i'm happy to yield 2.5 the gentlelady from minnesota, ms. bachmann. >> i thank the gentleman from florida. >> this is an important issue that we are taking up. the number one duty of the federal government is the safety i haveamerican people, our constituents and own skins. know all too well, national security is a real and present danger. it is something we must take seriously. we cannot deal and false false narratives. -- ise narrative has an not true. a false narrative has emerged. the federal government is taking in the content of the
it does not defund the nsa. themuld continue to allow to conduct full-fledged , as long as it relates to actual investigation. i joined together on this bipartisan amendment to demonstrate our joint commitment to ensure that our fight against terrorism and espionage follows the rule of law. adheres to the statutes passed by this congress. i urge my colleagues on both sides of this aisle to to vote for this amendment. >> the gentleman from michigan. >> magellan from florida. >>...
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nsa, when the president said yesterday he would the mend self-restraint on nsa, was that the case even if yet sn't gotten the report that he believed the ns a's verall surveillance program is not -- hep doesn't think that he reined in to the extent of -- dissection of certain verbs? what he said was clear. it represents his belief that there are steps that we can and should take to make sure as said past that we're not -- we are doing everything we need to do, collecting a all of the information that we need to collect, because we should collect it for our safety and security and we should and can confines of the law. ut we're not doing it just because we can. and that's the kind of -- that's under whichumbrella these reviews have been taking evaluating w he is the options available to him when it comes to the changes made.are going to be thank, have a great weekend. -- we'll get you a week ahead as soon as we can. take care. >> looking ahead to sunday, adam mith, the top democrat on the armed services committee, he talks about automatic spending uts to the pentagon and the status of t
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cars is that i do not know if they are say and-- if they are as safe and people panicking about the nsa gathering information should even think about it they want a car that they cannot control themselves when they are in it? guest: i cannot answer the one of the beginning of blake, but that is a great question. i think that what you're saying is -- could your car be hacked and someone take over control? when i asked that question, i was assured and told by engineers that that would not be possible, that there is sufficient security. your car is that of a fight with -- your car is identified with you. one of the issue that spoke to engineers about is -- when you sell the car, how do you make sure that it is scrubbed clean so that none of your personal information that might have been connected to your phone and your car would get into the hands of someone else? these are really, really excellent questions. i think questions that need to be asked. host: how is the ntsb going to keep up with this? might it need to be a different agency, larger agency, with more money? guest: i have not he
cars is that i do not know if they are say and-- if they are as safe and people panicking about the nsa gathering information should even think about it they want a car that they cannot control themselves when they are in it? guest: i cannot answer the one of the beginning of blake, but that is a great question. i think that what you're saying is -- could your car be hacked and someone take over control? when i asked that question, i was assured and told by engineers that that would not be...
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this week the president addressing the nsa in a press conference. a traditional ruling on the nsa. a lot dealing with this agency. give your assessment of the president's management of the agency so far. what is come up this week shows us the gap between what happens when management is totally internal and secret curse is what happens when you get outside scrutiny. showing not necessarily the president's personal mismanagement, it shows the difference external scrutiny makes. we're hearing all this is constitutional and always pfizer court judges overseeing all of fisand all thesefis court judges overseeing this. when the president's experts look at these programs in a thatehensive way they find there are a lot of big changes that need to be made to ensure these are well calibrated to protect security without leading to potential abuses of civil liberties. host: the president does indicate he wants to make changes. what does he face in making this change is? enormousobably an amount of pushback from the intelligence community itself. their 40 some odd recommendations in this report
this week the president addressing the nsa in a press conference. a traditional ruling on the nsa. a lot dealing with this agency. give your assessment of the president's management of the agency so far. what is come up this week shows us the gap between what happens when management is totally internal and secret curse is what happens when you get outside scrutiny. showing not necessarily the president's personal mismanagement, it shows the difference external scrutiny makes. we're hearing all...
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the whole nsa metadata issue is hard and fast. give you my views on it but nonetheless, i have not seen the pendulum swing too far yet. >> i have spoken to some officials, some off the record -- >> i don't think he's unstable. very friendly conversations, first of all. he's very direct, some of the about us ande said our people. i don't understand politics, by the way. why is he saying things that make it either on likely, less less likely,ikely, what's the politics? i don't get it. on the politician. forsee they say things public consumption -- i'm the politician. i know it's rare. once in a great while the politician will say something for the public that they don't exactly believe themselves or would say differently. why is he saying the things? the conversation i want to emphasize is that they are friendly, very direct. his first question was about the nsa. trying to put me on the defensive. i asked, why are you doing this to me? we tap everybody. we don't discriminate. [laughter] that's not quite true. we should move on to af
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the head of the nsa continue to spend billions of dollars on a program that failed. these people in developing prosecuted. they were prosecuted for this. -- these people ended up being prosecuted. they were prosecuted for this. this goes back to waste in the government. every time you open your program, you need to play the speech from eisenhower. beware of the military industrial complex. host: final thought from you, rob margetta. guest: lloyd brings up the issue again of waste. i do not think anyone in the government would contest the idea that there is waste. there are areas for efficiencies. efficiencies.
the head of the nsa continue to spend billions of dollars on a program that failed. these people in developing prosecuted. they were prosecuted for this. -- these people ended up being prosecuted. they were prosecuted for this. this goes back to waste in the government. every time you open your program, you need to play the speech from eisenhower. beware of the military industrial complex. host: final thought from you, rob margetta. guest: lloyd brings up the issue again of waste. i do not...
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today at 10:00, the nsa before and after 911 on booktv. key house with judiciary staff, investigating whether there were grounds to impeach president nixon, sunday at 3:00 on c-span3. guest: this is a challenging time for people who are conservatives. we have a liberal president who has not only been elected and reelected after putting into place some ideas and programs and products that i think are very wrong-headed. the public had a chance to re- elect him. a it is an exciting time. what i tried to do and many others try to do is modernize conservatism, bring it in line with the challenges the country faces now. health conservatives and therefore the country on how to confront the challenges of the 20th century. there's a lot of opportunity on thinking about what americans in -- to get backy to prosperity and a four revival that we need. it is challenging, but exciting. >> more with yuval levin, sunday "q &a."on c-span po's >> "washington journal" continues. sanders.honey the fed chairman announced plans for winding down the central bank
today at 10:00, the nsa before and after 911 on booktv. key house with judiciary staff, investigating whether there were grounds to impeach president nixon, sunday at 3:00 on c-span3. guest: this is a challenging time for people who are conservatives. we have a liberal president who has not only been elected and reelected after putting into place some ideas and programs and products that i think are very wrong-headed. the public had a chance to re- elect him. a it is an exciting time. what i...
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cut the nsa. we don't need -- it is not only we don't need, it goes against everything this country stands for. everything our founding fathers put down. if we don't have a constitution and bill of rights, there is nothing to stand up and salute the flag for. america does not exist anymore. we have to dismantle the system. nsa,dent obama cut the cut the irs, cut the cia, massively, massively, cut them back to reality. we will be america again. this is not america. this is more like not see germany. this is very terrifying. if americans are not terrified, then i am really scared. host: that is joe in long beach, new york. "politico" this morning -- joe biden heading to massachusetts for ed markey -- host: this is also from "politico" this morning -- the next call on too much surveillance comes from carl in west virginia, republican line. hi, karl. caller: good morning. i listened to the guy from new york. the terrorists set off a bomb in new york city, he would be among the first to say -- well, wh
cut the nsa. we don't need -- it is not only we don't need, it goes against everything this country stands for. everything our founding fathers put down. if we don't have a constitution and bill of rights, there is nothing to stand up and salute the flag for. america does not exist anymore. we have to dismantle the system. nsa,dent obama cut the cut the irs, cut the cia, massively, massively, cut them back to reality. we will be america again. this is not america. this is more like not see...
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nsa, health care, immigration reform, it is all on the table for members of congress. what is your message to them? greensboro, n.c., what do you think? >> i am calling about the town hall -- caller: i am calling about the town hall meeting that was played just prior to ,washington journal" coming on and it looked like a representative was playing to the fears of the people in the audience. i am sure that he knew what they were saying, but he was just giving vague information. one person stood up and said that his -- he took his son to the hospital because his son was beaten by a dog and he talked to different people at the hospital and the comment was, get rid of the federal government. instead of the representative addressing his concern, it did not make sense. like anperson, look elderly gentleman, said he was in favor shutting down the government's. does he realize that he is receiving any kind of social security benefits or medicare that that would be shut down, too? the representative did not explain it to him. republicans just look like they're playing into the
nsa, health care, immigration reform, it is all on the table for members of congress. what is your message to them? greensboro, n.c., what do you think? >> i am calling about the town hall -- caller: i am calling about the town hall meeting that was played just prior to ,washington journal" coming on and it looked like a representative was playing to the fears of the people in the audience. i am sure that he knew what they were saying, but he was just giving vague information. one...
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the german government said the nsa, the national security agency, appeared to be monitoring their calls. the white house says those concerns are being discussed but do not offer a detailed response to that allegation. another story we want to bring , a front-pageion story below the fold is this from susan rice, offering a more modest strategy for the mid east and -- for the mid east -- that is an interview from -- from an interview with susan rice. joining us next from chattanooga, tennessee on the independent line. caller: good morning. it has been a great show this morning. i enjoyed so much. i think we overthink things too much. sometimes simplicity is the best way. give the power back to the people, allow them to have a no vote. the congress and everyone else makes all these rules. give the american people a chance to vote no and all of this will stop. you give them back the power. the old adage of i am tired of fighting for the left or right, it doesn't matter if they are democrat or republican. theou give the people ability to actually put somebody out of office, they will go vote
the german government said the nsa, the national security agency, appeared to be monitoring their calls. the white house says those concerns are being discussed but do not offer a detailed response to that allegation. another story we want to bring , a front-pageion story below the fold is this from susan rice, offering a more modest strategy for the mid east and -- for the mid east -- that is an interview from -- from an interview with susan rice. joining us next from chattanooga, tennessee on...
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i think probably the snowden leak story and the nsa will do that. you are to see washington in total turmoil, what to do about the nsa program. that has had a huge impact on washington and will play out in 2014. there are lots of others. gay-rights moved way forward this year. nine more states legalized same- sex marriage. supreme court knocked down the federal defense of marriage act. the syrian chemical weapons ban, nobody ever thought we would be able to ban chemical weapons in syria and stop that. that is amazing. the nuclear agreement with iran, temporary, lots of problems, but still a breakthrough. people have been working on it for a decade. that is a big story. government shutdown, of course were are interested in that because we are in washington are not really a very big story with long-term impact except the exposure of what each is had on the air a little while ago, john boehner saying are you kidding me? the right wing of the republican party is pushing the republican party in to trouble. to me, one of the biggest stories is a story tha
i think probably the snowden leak story and the nsa will do that. you are to see washington in total turmoil, what to do about the nsa program. that has had a huge impact on washington and will play out in 2014. there are lots of others. gay-rights moved way forward this year. nine more states legalized same- sex marriage. supreme court knocked down the federal defense of marriage act. the syrian chemical weapons ban, nobody ever thought we would be able to ban chemical weapons in syria and...
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they think as long as the nsa or some other agency is stopping bad guys, they can go after collecting information on all sorts of people and have no consequences. of course, there is a huge threat to that. we do not want the government to have this kind of data to use against americans in the future. >> yeah. also, i'm also worried about, like, all the gay rights stuff. i'm thinking, like, this could be like the racism thing. but it is like the same thing except it is between days and -- gays and non-gays. who cares? does it really matter? [applause] >> that is a great point. i do not believe the government should be involved in deciding who can get married and who cannot. that is not an appropriate role for the government. marriage is a private institution. it is between two people and their personal lives. i'm an orthodox christian. my wife and i do not need the government telling us that we can get married. no one else needs a government telling them that they can get married. that is up to them. i agree with you. [applause] yes? >> i guess my main question is since congress is sup
they think as long as the nsa or some other agency is stopping bad guys, they can go after collecting information on all sorts of people and have no consequences. of course, there is a huge threat to that. we do not want the government to have this kind of data to use against americans in the future. >> yeah. also, i'm also worried about, like, all the gay rights stuff. i'm thinking, like, this could be like the racism thing. but it is like the same thing except it is between days and --...
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host: we mentioned the nsa earlier. the leaker, edward snowden, held a web chat yesterday and said i am not a spy or a -- not a spy for china. he went on to stop at that notion. "the guardian" newspaper set up the online q&a. did you tune into that? did you look at the transcript? what did you -- what is your thought about edward snowden? guest: he has violated the law, he has betrayed his country. the idea that he is some knight in shining armor to expose some program is wrong on a couple of accounts. one is, he has not exposed anything that members of congress have not known about. also exposedhas things that have nothing to do with these programs. about americans or gathering information and so forth. he has exposed some things, if they are true, about trying to gather information about foreign leaders. that is what you expect intelligence organizations to do. own credibility is diminishing by the day. i worry about the damage that i also worry, and about how someone like this in his position can get access to the do
host: we mentioned the nsa earlier. the leaker, edward snowden, held a web chat yesterday and said i am not a spy or a -- not a spy for china. he went on to stop at that notion. "the guardian" newspaper set up the online q&a. did you tune into that? did you look at the transcript? what did you -- what is your thought about edward snowden? guest: he has violated the law, he has betrayed his country. the idea that he is some knight in shining armor to expose some program is wrong on...
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asking forick leahy another round of hearings on the nsa? in the wakeng that of a report that was published by the washington post week thursday. has repeatedly broken privacy rules and overstepping its authorities for years. out with a statement saying he remains concerned that congress is still not giving -- getting straightforward answers from the nsa. >> how bad was this report says the washington post published thursday. >> it was pretty damning. it put the administration in an even worse situation with the surveillance program. it also calls into question the statements that the president made last week at a press conference at the white house or other statements that ministration officials had made. nsareport shows that the had procured by the communications thousands of times without hopper authorization. the washington post did an analysis. most of the incidents were unintended. it involved unauthorized surveillance of americans in the united states. >> senator leahy will hold a hearing and looking at the specific allegations. where
asking forick leahy another round of hearings on the nsa? in the wakeng that of a report that was published by the washington post week thursday. has repeatedly broken privacy rules and overstepping its authorities for years. out with a statement saying he remains concerned that congress is still not giving -- getting straightforward answers from the nsa. >> how bad was this report says the washington post published thursday. >> it was pretty damning. it put the administration in an...
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the comment on nsa. i agree with the other caller about the conflict of confidence that exists and has always existed. i wonder about the technology, the development that gives this type of intrusion. not through the government for beingty purposes, inundated in our society. i am concerned about that. host: senator coburn? guest: he is right to be concerned. one of the things i have told my staff and i am going to do -- i am not going to carry a cell phone. i will not have a blackberry. too much technological capabilities to invade my privacy. there is no guarantee someone has not -- it does not have to be the government -- the fact is that if you want your privacy that, you have got to get rid of the electronics, the mobile devices. somebody, somewhere -- not the government -- google or facebook, we just saw a deal yesterday where facebook can see what you're typing. and not necessarily on facebook. i think he is right to be concerned with this modern method of communication. there comes a lot of motor
the comment on nsa. i agree with the other caller about the conflict of confidence that exists and has always existed. i wonder about the technology, the development that gives this type of intrusion. not through the government for beingty purposes, inundated in our society. i am concerned about that. host: senator coburn? guest: he is right to be concerned. one of the things i have told my staff and i am going to do -- i am not going to carry a cell phone. i will not have a blackberry. too...
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for both the -- nsa and cia. polygraphly he had a administered at some point. while that information has not been made public or verified, most people who work for the nsa had a high level clearance and have a polygraph that is administered. secret clearances are investigated every five years. if you look at the time line that has been put together its and looks like he would have been up for an investigation around the 2009 timeframe, at which point he was working for the nsa. to think about each individual position, most people in their jobs do not have access to the whole gambit of information at classified level they were at. another example would be a doctor who works in the military and they have a secret clearance, very little access to secret information. a lawyer or accountant or budget or contact analyst, the all likely have clearances but the information is only a limited to their job. snowden is in a unique position in that he was in networks adolescents -- in -- a network administrator. he had to make sure the network was up and running, monday in
for both the -- nsa and cia. polygraphly he had a administered at some point. while that information has not been made public or verified, most people who work for the nsa had a high level clearance and have a polygraph that is administered. secret clearances are investigated every five years. if you look at the time line that has been put together its and looks like he would have been up for an investigation around the 2009 timeframe, at which point he was working for the nsa. to think about...
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i think the nsa cuts very sharply. host: nsa a very big story of 2013. what are you going to remember about 2013? guest: i'm a biographer. to twong to say goodbye very different giants of history, each in their own way demonstrated against the cynicism of our time, that individuals can positively the course of history. what is margaret and one is nelson mandela. -- one is margaret thatcher and what is nelson mandela. i'm going to say hello to pope francis. each asks about president obama and his qualifications. wouldn't you agree that mr. obama was probably the least qualified candidate for president in the last 100 years? guest: i don't know about that. if you look back over the course of american history, we don't elect legislators to the presidency. in the 20th century, we have done it three times. i'm sorry, in the last 100 years we have done it three times. presidenttly with obama. , whoe him, john f. kennedy as soon as he got to the senate was angling to get out of the senate, and warren harding, enough said. by and large, there's a reason we tend
i think the nsa cuts very sharply. host: nsa a very big story of 2013. what are you going to remember about 2013? guest: i'm a biographer. to twong to say goodbye very different giants of history, each in their own way demonstrated against the cynicism of our time, that individuals can positively the course of history. what is margaret and one is nelson mandela. -- one is margaret thatcher and what is nelson mandela. i'm going to say hello to pope francis. each asks about president obama and...